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Still there is an advantage in selecting and arguing from a variety of examples ,
arising out of the different constitutions of men's minds , or their different habits of
thinking and reasoning . Some are more affected by examples of one kind , and ...
Still there is an advantage in selecting and arguing from a variety of examples ,
arising out of the different constitutions of men's minds , or their different habits of
thinking and reasoning . Some are more affected by examples of one kind , and ...
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I know no better method of introducing so large a subject , than that of comparing
a single thing with a single thing ; eye , for example , with a telescope . As far as
the examination of the instrument goes , there is precisely the same proof that ...
I know no better method of introducing so large a subject , than that of comparing
a single thing with a single thing ; eye , for example , with a telescope . As far as
the examination of the instrument goes , there is precisely the same proof that ...
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In the example before us , it is a matter of certainty , because it is a matter which
experience and observation demonstrate , that the formation of an image at the
bottom of the eye is necessary to perfect vision The image itself can be shown .
In the example before us , it is a matter of certainty , because it is a matter which
experience and observation demonstrate , that the formation of an image at the
bottom of the eye is necessary to perfect vision The image itself can be shown .
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... within a few inches , we will suppose , of the eye , and of objects which are
placed at a considerable distance from it , that , for example , of as many furlongs
; ( I speak in both cases of the distance at which distinct Vision can be exercised .
) ...
... within a few inches , we will suppose , of the eye , and of objects which are
placed at a considerable distance from it , that , for example , of as many furlongs
; ( I speak in both cases of the distance at which distinct Vision can be exercised .
) ...
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... that the aperture , for example , through which the light passes , should be
larger or less ; the lenses rounder or fatter , or that their distance from the tablet ,
upon which the picture is delineated , should be shortened or lengthened : this , I
say ...
... that the aperture , for example , through which the light passes , should be
larger or less ; the lenses rounder or fatter , or that their distance from the tablet ,
upon which the picture is delineated , should be shortened or lengthened : this , I
say ...
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Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Natural Theology, Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity |
| Auteur | William Paley |
| geïllustreerd door | James Paxton |
| Uitgever | Gould and Lincoln, 1855 |
| Oorspronkelijk uit | de University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Gedigitaliseerd | 24 jan 2017 |
| Lengte | 420 pagina's |
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